What's the difference between `linux-oem` and `linux-oem-osp1` kernels, and how are they versioned?
I understand from reading Kernel/OEMKernel that the linux-oem
kernel package is supposed to be a more up-to-date kernel package, that includes additional hardware compatibility tweaks for supported devices on top of the standard kernel (linux-generic
?). I'm currently running Ubuntu 19.04 and I note that in addition, the package repositories also contain a linux-oem-osp1
metapackage.
Also, the version number of the kernel associated with the linux-oem
package appears to suggest it is older than the kernel for linux-generic
, which seems contrary to the description in the linked documentation above.
For Ubuntu Desktop 19.04, as of 2019-10-19, the versions appear as follows:
-
linux-generic
- 5.0.0.32.33 -
linux-oem
- 4.15.0.1056.60 -
linux-oem-osp1
- 5.0.0.1024.27
So, my questions are:
- What's the difference between
linux-oem
andlinux-oem-osp1
? - How are both of these packages versioned (in particular, why does
linux-oem
appear to be based on an older kernel thanlinux-generic
)?
Obviously the "osp1"-package has a later build number, that let's one assume that "sp1" may be a label for "service pack one" or something like that.
However, since the is no official info in the wiki about any regulations how such service releases are made, I would recommend to ask the kernel devs directly via the mailing-list here.
HTH